
Dr. Ahmed Youssef Shehata Attia has over 17 years of experience in the field of General, Laparoscopic, and GIT surgery. Widely recognized as a trusted general surgeon in Abu Dhabi, Dr. Attia is often sought after by patients looking for the best general surgeon Abu Dhabi has to offer. His clinical expertise and patient-centered care also make him a preferred consultant general surgeon in Abu Dhabi, particularly for those seeking advanced procedures in minimally invasive surgery. He is also a noted laparoscopic surgeon in Abu Dhabi, with a track record of successful surgeries, including hernia repairs. Patients seeking a skilled hernia surgery doctor or a reputed specialist in general surgery in Abu Dhabi find Dr. Attia’s qualifications and outcomes reassuring.
He completed his M.B.B.CH from the Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt, in 1999, and his master’s in General Surgery in 2005 from the same university. In 2007, Dr. Attia completed his M.D in General Surgery at Zagazig University, Egypt.
Dr. Attia started his career as a general surgery resident in 2002 at Zagazig University Hospitals, Egypt. In 2006, he worked as a General Surgery Specialist (Ass. Lecturer) in the same university hospital. In 2016, he became a Consultant in General Surgery at Zagazig University Hospitals, Egypt. In 2020, he moved to the UAE and continued his practice as a Specialist in General Surgery in a private day care surgery center in Abu Dhabi.
Dr. Attia’s main areas of interest are in Bariatric surgery (sleeve, mini bypass surgery), Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration for calculous obstructive jaundice, Laparoscopic hernia repair (groin, umbilical, incisional, hiatus hernia), different types of colectomies for colon cancer, open and laparoscopic splenectomy, varicose vein surgery, surgery for rectal cancer, surgery of the anal canal (anal fissure, piles, fistula), thyroid surgery (total thyroidectomy, subtotal thyroidectomy, hemithyroidectomy), lymphoma node biopsy, lymph node dissection, pilonidal sinus management (surgical, injection, conservative), and breast surgery (MRM, RM, conservative breast surgery, axillary dissection, QUART), abdominoplasty.